COOKIE POLICY
(updated as of July 2023)
General Information
The management of the FOCGames website is committed to protecting the privacy of all its
users. This Cookie Policy is designed to provide transparency regarding the privacy
practices and principles of this site. It explains the data we collect from our website visitors
and how cookies and similar technologies are used on focgames.com and its various
subdomains. Additionally, it provides additional information about cookies and how you
can manage your cookie settings.
Although different entities manage the site's content, advertising, or hosting, the
management of FOCGames cookies is the sole responsibility of AFRICA TRADING
COMPANY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SARL, referred to as "we," "our," or "us," which is
involved in processing your data through the focgames.com website. For more information
about how the site handles your data in this context and your privacy rights, please refer to
the Privacy Policy of the site.
Please note that we may update this Cookie Policy occasionally. If significant changes
occur, we will inform you. You can also check this same cookie statement page to ensure
you are aware of the most updated version.
Please be aware that we determine the region from which you visit our website based on
your IP address; therefore, if you use a VPN connection, you may not view the applicable
Cookie Policy. In that case, you can select the appropriate version through the country
selector at the bottom of the page.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that can be placed on your computer, tablet, smartphone,
or other electronic device that you use to access the internet through a browser. When you
visit a website, the website can place these cookies on your device through your browser.
Examples of browsers include Microsoft Edge, Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or
Yandex.
There are two different categories of cookies:
First-party cookies: Cookies that FOCGames places on your device for its own purposes.
Third-party cookies: Cookies placed by or on behalf of an external/third-party entity (e.g.,
another company). Generally, these are cookies for advertising and tracking purposes (see
below). Similarly, FOCGames may also obtain cookie information from third parties when
you visit other websites.
For more information about cookies, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org
Cookie Lifespan: Once a cookie is placed on a device, it is only valid for a specific period.
Standard period: After the validity period of a cookie, the cookie is automatically removed
by the browser. For local storage: FOCGames ensures that the cookie is removed after the
specified time in the Cookie Table.
The validity period varies for each cookie. For example, some cookies are only valid during
the browser session. Other cookies may also recognize your device if you visit
focgames.com during a new browser session, for example, for up to six months after
placement.
Preemptive Refusal of Cookies: You can choose to manually delete a cookie before its
validity period expires. You can also choose to refuse cookies that can only be used with
your consent. For more information on this, see the section below: "How can you manage
cookies and cookie settings?"
Similar Technologies: In addition to cookies, other techniques can be used for similar
purposes, such as:
HTML5 Local Storage: HTML5 local storage and local shared objects can be used for the
same purposes as cookies.
Web Beacons: Web beacons (also called "tags" or "tracking pixels") are small pieces of
programming code that can be included on web pages, emails, and advertisements. Web
beacons can notify you when these web pages, emails, or advertisements have been
viewed or clicked by you.
Below, when we refer to "cookies," we also include the similar technologies described
above, unless stated otherwise.
Types of cookies we use?
We use three types of cookies on the website focgames.com: functionality cookies,
analytical cookies, and advertising cookies. More information about each type is provided
below.
Functionality Cookies:
Definition: Functionality cookies are essential for the proper layout and navigation of a
website. These cookies are placed for the sole purpose of facilitating communication in an
electronic communication network or are strictly necessary to provide you with the
requested information society service.
No Consent Required: Functionality cookies can be placed without your consent.
Analytical Cookies:
Definition of Analytical Cookies: Analytical cookies are used to analyze and map the usage
of a particular website to improve the quality and/or effectiveness of FOCGames services.
Not Always Consent Required: FOCGames does not need or request your consent to place
cookies to obtain information about the quality or effectiveness of an information society
service provided (analytical cookies), if it has little or no impact on your privacy.
Advertising Cookies:
Definition of Advertising Cookies: Advertising and targeting cookies are cookies that
FOCGames uses to analyze user activity and sessions, enabling a more personalized
experience. Advertising cookies are set by third parties with whom FOCGames conducts
advertising campaigns. They allow FOCGames to present relevant ads to you, including on
other companies' websites.
Consent Required: Advertising cookies can only be placed with your prior consent.
Who places which cookies?
FOCGames Cookies:
Some cookies are placed directly by FOCGames or on behalf of FOCGames. This includes all
functionality cookies and some analytical and certain advertising cookies. Click here for a
complete overview of these cookies. The overview includes information about the types
and names of cookies, their purpose, how they are used, whether they are first or third-
party cookies, and the related validity period.
Developers' Cookies:
Developers of games on the FOCGames website may also include cookies in their games.
For example, to track how many points you earned during a game. FOCGames is not
responsible for this processing: the developer decides which cookie data is processed and
for what purposes. However, we have prepared this list of cookies used by developers to
inform you on behalf of developers when you accept our policy, and these are also
mentioned here as possibly existing.
Google Analytics Cookies:
These cookies provide us with reports and statistics that help us determine how visitors
use our website, how they arrived at our website, and how we can help them find their
way back.
Please note that this list may not be complete, as cookies randomly placed with fewer than
100 website visitors are not included in the list. Additionally, cookies used by developers
may change over time. Therefore, we automatically update this list daily.
Subdomains Cookies:
The domain focgames.com also hosts some secondary pages (subdomains). FOCGames
also places cookies on these subdomains, which also require your consent.
Games and other externally hosted websites:
This Cookie Policy applies only to cookies used when you visit the FOCGames website.
FOCGames is in no way responsible for cookies placed by and for other parties when you
visit another webpage, even if you were referred to that website from the FOCGames
website.
If you want to know more about any of the cookies used on our website or about the
organizations we work with in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact us through any
of the contact forms provided, such as the email gamesfoc@gmail.com
How can you manage cookies and cookie settings?
Website Cookie Settings: During your visit to the FOCGames website, you can change your
cookie settings. There, you can, for example, choose whether:
Your exact location and information about device characteristics can be used.
Ad performance and content can be measured and personalized based on a profile.
Data can be used to create or improve the user experience, systems, and software.
Cookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device
for the purposes presented to you.
Through cookie settings, you can also specify for what exact purposes your data obtained
through cookies can be used and/or specify by organization whether they are allowed to
use your data or not.
Browser Settings: In most internet browsers, you can adjust settings to receive a warning
before a cookie is placed. In most cases, you can also configure your browser to refuse all
cookies or only third-party cookies. Additionally, you can delete cookies that have already
been placed. Keep in mind that you need to adjust these settings separately in each
browser and computer you use.
Website Functionality: If you choose to block or delete certain cookies, it is possible that
the FOCGames website or its functionalities will no longer work correctly. Deleting or
refusing cookies also does not mean that you will stop seeing ads. However, by disabling
cookies, the displayed ads may be less relevant to you.
How to Change or Delete Cookie Settings in Your Browser: For your convenience, we have
included links on how to change cookie settings in the most commonly used internet
browsers.
How to change cookies in Internet Explorer
How to change cookies in Microsoft Edge
How to change cookies in Mozilla Firefox
How to change cookies in Google Chrome
How to change cookies in Safari
How to change cookies in Opera
How to change cookies in Yandex
To be absolutely clear, below you can find more detailed information about specific cookies
on the website, their purpose, the data collected, and third-party privacy policies related
to those cookies. Please note that it is also possible that there is information about cookies
that currently do not exist.
Own Cookies:
Purpose: Ensure that the website works as it should.
Data: Recently played, saved, and reported games, as well as your progress in those
specific games; browser techniques (to allow playing games); other functional cookies.
Privacy Statement: Our policy.
Google Analytics Cookies:
Purpose: Analyze statistics and user behavior to understand performance popularity and
improve the website (experience) and our services.
Data: Browser information; General device information; Time and duration of visit; Pages
visited on our website.
Privacy Statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Cookies:
Google uses cookies to help serve the ads it displays on the websites of its partners, such
as websites displaying Google ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When
users visit a Google partner's website, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's
browser.
This is possible through, for example, Google Analytics or Google Adsense.
Purpose: By providing advertising on the website that generates revenue for the website,
we can provide games on the website for free. We integrated advertising data with Google
Analytics (as described above). With implemented Google Analytics advertising features,
we can use:
Remarketing with Google Analytics
Google Display Network Impression Reporting
Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting
Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data through cookies and
advertising identifiers.
This way, the ads are more attractive to you as a user, and we can improve our campaigns,
for example, to ensure you are not seeing the same ad twice. If you click on one of our ads
on a website, we can adjust the website's content to ensure it contains the ad's content
(e.g., the specific popular game). Google uses these cookies to display ads on the internet
and other Google services, such as YouTube, that match your interests.
Data: The types of cookies used by Google are explained at:
www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
Privacy Statement: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
CrazyGames; Famobi; GameDistribution; GoodGame, BigPoint, Upjers Cookies:
Purpose: Ensuring that our partner's games work correctly. It may seem like you are
playing a game on our website, but it is loaded from a partner's website. Imagine the game
as a painting hosted elsewhere, while you see it through our website, which acts as the
frame for the painting. They have space on our website so you can play their game. It is the
responsibility of the third party to inform you about their processing activities. That is why
you may find another cookie bar.
Data: As explained, we do not know exactly which personal data the third parties are
processing. However, we display our most important partners and their privacy statements
on the right to ensure you are informed about their processing activities.
Privacy Statement: https://www.crazygames.com/privacy-policy ;
https://famobi.com/privacy-policy/ ; https://static.gamedistribution.com/policy/privacy-
platform.html ; https://goodgamestudios.com/terms_en/ ;
https://legal.bigpoint.com/privacy-policy/ ; https://en.upjers.com/privacy
Ezoic Cookies:
Purpose: Analyze statistics and user behavior to understand performance popularity and
improve the website (experience) and our services. Also, by providing advertising on the
website through Ezoic, generating revenue for the website, we can provide games on the
website for free. We integrated advertising data with Google Analytics (as described
above). With implemented Google Analytics advertising features, we can use:
Remarketing with Google Analytics
Google Display Network Impression Reporting
Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting
Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data through cookies and
advertising identifiers.
This way, the ads are more attractive to you as a user, and we can improve our campaigns,
for example, to ensure you are not seeing the same ad twice. If you click on one of our ads
on a website, we can adjust the website's content to ensure it contains the ad's content
(e.g., the specific popular game). Ezoic uses these cookies to display ads on the internet
through its own platforms or partnerships with Google Ad Manager and Google Adsense.
Data: Browser information; General device information; Time and duration of visit; Pages
visited on our website.
Privacy Statement: https://www.ezoic.com/privacy-policy/ad-partners/
Additional Information: FOCGames cares about your privacy. Please consider carefully the
browser you use. Some browsers may benefit from sharing your personal data, while
others are entirely independent. We advise you to research available internet browsers
and decide which one best suits your interests. Please visit
https://www.whatismybrowser.com for information about the browser you use and more
information about other browsers and browser settings.
